Nothing Will Happen

"The barrier is exceedingly strange. I tried countless methods, yet I was never able to break it." Gu Sheng was anxious, but his hands did not stop moving in the slightest.

Just as Gu Sheng was racking his brains to break the barrier, a commotion erupted outside the Elder Hall.

"Who goes there? How dare you barge into the Elder Hall!" A guard roared, followed by the sounds of fighting. Before anyone could react, a figure crashed through the hall doors and burst into the Elder Hall.

The newcomer was Wang Zhu. His hair was disheveled, his clothes torn, and his face bore a mad yet triumphant expression. In his hand, he held a woman—Gu Yu. Gu Yu was filled with terror and struggled desperately, but Wang Zhu held her tightly, leaving her unable to move.

"Wang Zhu, what do you mean by this?" The Holy Lord of Tianlan Holy Land rose to his feet and shouted angrily.

Yet Wang Zhu acted as though he had not heard him. He strode straight into the hall, his gaze sweeping over the crowd before finally settling on Gu Sheng.

"Gu Sheng, today is the day you die!"

When Gu Sheng saw his younger sister in Wang Zhu's grasp, his eyes turned bloodshot. He roared furiously, "Wang Zhu, let her go! If you dare harm a single hair on her head, I'll make sure you die without a burial ground!" He charged at Wang Zhu without regard for anything else.

Gongsun Yue and the Tianlan Holy Mother immediately made their move.

With a sweep of her longsword, Gongsun Yue sent a stream of sword qi hurtling toward Wang Zhu.

The Tianlan Holy Mother pressed her palms together and chanted under her breath. A gentle radiance enveloped Gu Yu, attempting to rescue her from